News: Accolades
Read the latest news from the College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin
Taft Armandroff Elected to Chair Giant Magellan Telescope Board of Directors
With vice chair Brian Schmidt, the McDonald Observatory director will lead the next phase of construction.
Department of Physics
Vernita Gordon Receives 2025 Regents Outstanding Teaching Award
The UT System award recognizes extraordinary classroom presence and innovative teaching methods.
UT Amazon Science Hub
Amazon Awards 15 UT Graduate Students AI Ph.D. Fellowships
UT Austin had 15 Ph.D. candidates selected as fellows campus-wide, with most studying computer science.
Maggie Miller Receives 2025 Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
The award-winning mathematician is also an alumna of UT Austin’s College of Natural Sciences.
Virus Slayer Awarded ‘Genius Grant’ by MacArthur Foundation
The award recognizes Jason McLellan’s work to investigate how viruses infect our cells and to develop new treatments for infectious disease.
Texas Global
Kelly Zamudio Awarded Fulbright Distinguished Scholar Award
As a Fulbright U.S. Scholar, the professor of integrative biology is leading cutting-edge exploration alongside collaborators in Brazil.
Three College of Natural Sciences Faculty Win NSF CAREER Awards
The award, recognizing early-career faculty, will support research in computer science and physics.
Three Recent Texas Science Graduates Receive Fulbright U.S. Student Awards
The awards will allow these UT alumni to conduct research or teach English abroad.
The Alcalde
Star Students: Meet the 2025 President’s Leadership Winners
Three students from the College of Natural Sciences, Neha Donthineni, Niels Levy-Thiebaut and Franchesca Untalan, were selected for their dedication to leaving a positive impact...
Department of Computer Science
University of Texas Theoretical Computer Scientist Wins Gödel Prize
Professor David Zuckerman and his former student Eshan Chattopadhyay won the theoretical computer science prize.
